Fireworks Injuries Add Up

A reveller sets off firecrackers as residents usher New Year in Manila on January 1, 2013. Philippine officials on December 31, reported more injuries from fireworks as the emergency services braced for a night of thunderous and sometimes deadly merrymaking to usher in the new year. AFP PHOTO/TED ALJIBE (Photo credit should read TED ALJIBE/AFP/Getty Images)

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ST. LOUIS (KMOX) – The city’s health department director says it should serve as a reminder that fireworks are dangerous.

Via Twitter, Pam Walker announced Sunday that St. Louis area hospitals treated 17 fireworks-related injuries from Thursday through Saturday, including nine on the day after Independence Day alone.

Walker added that adults should keep children from potentially getting a crippling injury by keeping fireworks out of their reach.